Dondon Hontiveros
Donaldo "Dondon" Cabañes Hontiveros (born June 1, 1977) is a Filipino politician and former professional basketball player and coach. He is a member of the Cebu City Council since June 30, 2022, and previously from 2019 to 2021. He was the Vice Mayor of Cebu City from November 2021 to June 2022, by virtue of succession due to the death of Mayor Edgardo Labella. He also served as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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| Member of the Cebu City Council from the 2nd district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office June 30, 2019 – November 19, 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice Mayor of Cebu City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office November 20, 2021 – June 30, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Mike Rama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mike Rama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Raymond Alvin Garcia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Donaldo Cabañes Hontiveros July 1, 1977 Cebu City, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | PDP–Laban (2018-2021; 2022-present) Barug (2018-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2021–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basketball career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | University of Cebu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PBA draft | 2000: Direct hire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Tanduay Rhum Masters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1998–2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Cebu Gems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Tanduay Rhum Masters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2011 | San Miguel Beermen / Magnolia Beverage Masters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Air21 Express | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Petron Blaze Boosters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Alaska Aces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021, 2023 | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In basketball, Hontiveros has won three PBA championships and was a 13-time PBA All-Star. He started his career in his hometown of Cebu City, playing for the University of Cebu at the collegiate level and becoming professional with the Cebu Gems of the Metropolitan Basketball Association (MBA). In the 2000 PBA draft, he was a direct hire of Tanduay and was later traded to the San Miguel Beermen, where he won the 2005 and 2009 PBA Fiesta Conferences. In 2013, he won the PBA Commissioner's Cup with the Alaska Aces. He then retired after winning the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) championship in 2018 with San Miguel Alab Pilipinas. He thereafter ventured into politics and coaching.